Mayor Michael Bloomberg Succeeded by Marc LaVorgna | Preceded by Edward Skyler Political party Democratic Party | |
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania Education University of Pennsylvania | ||
Stu Loeser is a Democratic communications strategist. He served as the Press Secretary to the former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg and was the longest tenured Press Secretary in the history of New York City.
Prior to his appointment as Press Secretary, Loeser served as a spokesman on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2005 re-election campaign and as Communications Director for U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY). He first worked as Director of Media Research for Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign, after which he served as research director for Mark J. Green in his campaign for Mayor of New York City (2001) and Carl McCall in his campaign for Governor of New York (2002). Loeser was credited with a reputation as New York City's "foremost practitioner of the dark art known as opposition research" by the New York Observer.
Following his departure from City Hall, Loeser founded his own media strategy agency Stu Loeser & Co., and has consulted for Michael Bloomberg, Tina Brown, and Cyrus Vance Jr. Loeser was on the consulting team for Uber that helped defeat New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort to cap the number of for-hire vehicles. He is also a trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan civic organization.